Graduating seniors will invite a limited number of guests to commencement ceremonies for Caprock, Palo Duro and Tascosa high schools. A limit on guests has been in place for 10 years for Amarillo High School.

If you are in line for an income tax refund check, you might find yourself waiting a few more days if the government conducts a partial shutdown at midnight, but if you work at Pantex it will be business as usual Monday.

Most teachers in Amarillo haven't been able to travel to Austin to join the thousands protesting deep cuts to public education funding. This weekend they will have a chance to voice their concern from home.

The Amarillo school board could consider eliminating employee raises, putting off campus roofing projects and ending family science nights at the Don Harrington Discovery Center to overcome cuts in state funding for public education.

Alcohol consumption among Amarillo teens continues on a downward trend, but a greater tolerance of marijuana in the community is reflected in a rising trend in its use, a Houston researcher reported Tuesday.

Facing a budget shortfall of up to $27 billion in the next two fiscal years, state legislators are coming up with all sorts of proposals to minimize the impact on Texans, particularly on the state's nearly 5 million students.

A growing number of small school districts in the Panhandle have launched new programs aimed at providing scholarships for students, though officials in some of them acknowledge their dreams might take time to accomplish.